Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.

5SHFL4331GB000381 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenDec 14, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 19, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5SHFL4331GB000381
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Ne, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 3, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5SH

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FL433

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
000381

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC.

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc.

Prefix basis · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 14, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026WAI · Full3OOSNEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/CA
Jan 27, 2026ORI · Full3NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/CA
Jan 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/WA
Oct 22, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/CA
Sep 6, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around4NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/CA
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/CA
Jan 14, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844WT1095/CA
Jan 7, 2025NVII · Walk-around1OOSNEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844UR7201/CA
Dec 6, 2024WAI · Full1NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844UR7201/CA
Nov 5, 2024CAI · Full2NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC 39013844UR7201/CA
Dec 14, 2023CAII · Walk-around10OOSNEW MOON LLC 40897644UR7201/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW MOON EXPRESS LLC3901384Nov 5, 2024Mar 19, 202611WA
NEW MOON LLC4089764Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231WA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4WT1095CANEW MOON EXPRESS LLCJan 14, 2025Mar 19, 20267
4WT1095WANEW MOON EXPRESS LLCJan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261
4UR7201CANEW MOON EXPRESS LLCNov 5, 2024Jan 7, 20253
4UR7201CA2NEW MOON LLCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026